Predictors of transitions across stages of alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders in South Africa

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 695-703

  Suliman, Sharain ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^a   Williams, David R ^b   Stein, Dan J ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 77956480040     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.695     Document Type: Article

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